1871 in Germany

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See also:	Other events of 1871; History of Germany • Timeline • Years

Events in the year 1871 in Germany.

Incumbents

3 January — Battle of Bapaume. Prussian victory in continuing Franco-Prussian War.
10 January — Besieged city of Péronne surrenders to Prussian forces.
10 January-12 January — Battle of Le Mans, ends French resistance in western France.
15 January-17 January — Battle of the Lisaine. Prussian victory.
18 January — The member-states of the North German Federation and the south German states unite into a single nation-state known as the German Empire. The King of Prussia is declared the first German Emperor as Wilhelm I of Germany.
19 January — Battle of St. Quentin. Prussian victory defeated French attempts to relieve the besieged city of Paris.
19 –20 January — Battle of Buzenval. Prussian victory.
28 January — Siege of Paris ends, with the city falling to Prussian forces.
15 February — Armistice signed between France and Prussia.
18 February — Siege of Belfort ends with surrender of French garrison.
26 February — Treaty of Versailles ends the Franco-Prussian War.
21 March — Otto von Bismarck is appointed as the first Imperial Chancellor of the German Empire.
10 May — Treaty of Frankfurt is signed with confirming the frontiers between Germany and France.
10 December — Otto von Bismarck tries to ban Catholics from the political stage by introducing harsh laws concerning the separation of church and state.

The provinces of Alsace and Lorraine are transferred from France to Germany.
The Constitution of the German Empire abolishes all restrictions on Jewish marriage, choice of occupation, place of residence, and property ownership. Exclusion from government employment and discrimination in social relations remain in effect.